Cigarette package case



Jan. 3, 1933. J, MOENERY 1,892,677

CIGARETTE PACKAGE GAS E Filed Feb. 18, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l Jan. 3,1933. J, MCENERY 1,892,677

CIGARETTE PACKAGE CASE Filed Feb. 18. 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 PatentedJan. 3, 1933 PATENT OFFICE .msErH'P. MCENERY, or rnusnme, NEW YORKcreann'rrn PACKAGE CASE Applicationfiled February 18, 1930. Serial No.429,361.

This invention relates to cigarette package cases, orthe like, andprovides improvements therein. w e The invention provides a device ofthe char- I acter described which holds and protects collapsiblepackages, holds the packages extended within the case, admits ofconvenient access to the contents of the package, and per-' mits of easyor convenient introduction and removal of the package into and from thecase in its intended manner.

The invention further provides a device of simple construction,fulfilling in a very complete and satisfactory manner the requirementsof its use. It further provides a device of attractive appearance.

Several embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment withits cover open, and empty.

Fig. 2 is a similar view of said embodiment showing the packageextending means in position for insertion into the pacakge preliminaryto introduction into the case.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the package extending means, detached.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the foregoing embodiment with its coveropen and containing a package of cigarettes.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of said embodiment, with the cover open.

Fig. 6 is a cross-section on line 66, Fig. 4 on an enlarged scale.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a second embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a transverse cross-section of the embodiment shown in Fig. 7

Referring to said drawings, numeral 10 4 designates the case as a whole,and 11 a cigarette package of usual construction, as for example, apaper and tin-foil wrapper folded at the top and bottom around a bunchof cigarettes, such a package being easily collapsible especially whenseveral cigarettes are removed from the package.

The case comprises a body portion 13 of approximately the dimensions andshape of package 11. The sides 15, 16 (Figs. 5 and 6) are preferablyslightly concave on their innersides, as shown, into which concaveportions the sides of the package may extend. The top of the bodyportion 18 is provided with an opening 18 for extraction of cigarettesthrough a corresponding opening in the top of the package 11conveniently formed prior" to introduction of the package, the opening18, preferably being coextensive with the topof the body-portion. VMeans 20 are provided for extending into the interior of package 11,'andto thereby hold said package in extended position within saidbody-portion.

The means 20 are preferably movable to and from a position within thebody-portion 13, by which arrangement the introduction of he said.means'into the package is facilitated. The means 20 may be connected tothe body I portion '13, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, in a manner to bemovable to a position within and tea position outside of thebody-portion as. heretofore described. 01', as shown" in Figs. 16, themeans 20 may be detach'ably connected tothe body-portion as hereinafterdescribed. 5 The connection may be, and preferably is, as shown, apivoted connection 22, andione of the sides of the body-portion 13, asthe side 28, is open in'such manner as to permit the means 20 to be swunfrom a position within the body-portion Fig. 1) to a position withoutthe body-portion (Fig. 2) and back again. J

One or more of the sides of the body-portion 11 may be partially cutout, as indicated at 26, to reduce weight or for any other desiredpurpose. I j r V *The package extending means 20 preferably comprises apair of legs 28, adapted to enter the package 11 along inner oppositesides. The legs are preferably resilient and arranged to press the sidesof the package 11 against the contiguous sides of the bodyportion 13 andthereby hold the package in the body-portion. The legs 28 may be andpreferably are formed of strip material (wire), and'may be joined to across-piece 30, constituting together a frame. Parts 33, 34: of each legmay extend over the package and fit into sockets or holes 36 in thebodyportion, Figs. 1-6 and 7 and 8; Strips 38 (Figs. 1-6) may beprovided on the inner face of the sides of the body-portion 13 in whichthe holes or sockets 36 may be provided for receiving the pivotal parts33, 34 of the frame or means 20, and thereby preserve the appearance ofthe sides by avoiding perforations therein. The pivot-a1 parts 33, 34may be made, as shown, of a diameter to pass into and out of the socketsor holes 36 and by this arrangement, the frame 20 may be readilydetached from and attached to the body-portion, by flexing the frame sothat said pivotal parts 33, 34 may enter and leave said sockets 36. Theframe 20 may be removed in this manner and inserted into a cigarettepackage and then replaced in the case.

The case may be and preferably is provided with a cover 40, which may,as shown, extend over the entire top of the body-portion 13. The cover40 may be and preferably is a hinged or pivoted cover. A suitable springmay be provided for normally pressing the cover to open position (oreven vice-versa).

Locking means may be provided for holding the cover 40 in closedposition. The locking means preferably comprise hooks or flanges 42 onthe cover adapted to hook over the cross-piece 80 of the frame 20, thesaid frame, or cross-piece itself, being resilient to admit of the hooks42 passing over the cr0sspiece in opening and closing. To facilitateopening the cover, the cross-piece 30 may be provided with a push-button44.

As shown in Figs. 1-6, the cover 40 may be connected to the body-portion13. Or, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the cover 40 may be connected to boththe body-portion l3 and to the frame 20, the ends 33, 34 of the frame 20being formed as shown, so as to constitute a hinge-pin between the cover40 and the body-portion 13.

The operation of the device will be apparent from the description of theseveral embodiments.

The invention may receive other embodiments than those hereinspecifically illustrated and described.

What is claimed is 1. A cigarette package case, comprising abody-portion adapted to receive a cigarette package, means adapted toextend into and engage said package on at least two opposite sides andto thereby hold said package extended within said body-portion, apivoted connection between said latter means and said case, and anopening in said body-portion through which said pivoted means may beswung to a position within and to a position outside of said bodyportion.

2. A cigarette package case, comprising a body-portion adapted toreceive a cigarette package, a frame having a pair of opposite legsadapted to extend into said package and to thereby hold said packageextended within said body-portion, and a cover pivoted to saidbody-portion, said frame having a portion forming a hinge-pin betweensaid cover and body-portion.

3. A cigarette package case, comprising a body-portion adapted toreceive a cigarette package, a frame having a pair of opposite legsadapted to extend into said package and to thereby hold said packageextended within said body-portion, an opening in said bodyportionthrough which said frame may be moved to a position within and to aposition outside of said body-portion, and a cover pivoted to saidbody-portion, said frame having a portion forming a hinge-pin betweensaid cover and body-portion.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

JOSEPH P. MGENERY.

